English

Etymology 1
From Hebr. meaning "pleasure" or "delight".

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. given name|female|from Hebrew| from the apocryphal Book of Tobit

Etymology 2
From the Gael. Eithne.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. An Irish and Scottish female given name.

References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges:A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001.

Scots

Proper noun
sco-proper noun

1. given name|female||sco:

de:Edna
sr:Edna

• 2007-04-18 11:55 - Makaokalani - Better reference - all baby name websites are unreliable

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